Roundup
* Check out this awesome Japanese commercial for Katamari Damacy (via Kotaku). I love the calmly surprised "oh" when the man and woman get rolled up. Like it's no big deal. Also if you don't have Katamari or the sequel, you should get one of them.
* While the main points will be nothing new to readers of this blog, a story in Next Generation (hat tip: Joystiq) and two articles in the New York Times flesh out the details of what's been going on at Sony that helped determine the PlayStation 3's $600 price tag.
* The Washington Post has a story up on video game addiction among players of massive online games in South Korea. Normally I'm skeptical of these sorts of stories, but Anthony Faiola gives some good context to explain why it really may be happening in that country. Worth a read.
* While the main points will be nothing new to readers of this blog, a story in Next Generation (hat tip: Joystiq) and two articles in the New York Times flesh out the details of what's been going on at Sony that helped determine the PlayStation 3's $600 price tag.
* The Washington Post has a story up on video game addiction among players of massive online games in South Korea. Normally I'm skeptical of these sorts of stories, but Anthony Faiola gives some good context to explain why it really may be happening in that country. Worth a read.
1 Comments:
At 14:29, Ed said…
Very intersting about the development of the PS3. It confirms to me why I won't be buying one until the price drops, if ever. I think there is some serious corporate hubris involved in making gamers subsidize the the new Blu-Ray technology. The notion that I am going to kick start another Sony proprietary medium just so I can play PS3 is absurd.
Another problem that I have with the BR idea is the PS2 DVD player. It was terrible. I'd like to know if anyone still has a PS2 that they bought on the original release where the DVD function still works. My first PS2 quit reading DVDs about a year after I bought it, my 2nd one didn't last much longer. I know other people who have had the same problem.
So, remind me again why I'm going to pay $200 more than a 360 for some technology where Sony has shown a dismal track record on both proprietary mediums and the hard ware? GTA IV? Whoops, sorry. They must be planning one hell of a Crash Bandicoot game...
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